Lost - The Complete Fourth Season

Not as good as the first years - maybe the upcoming year will be better or they may be 'lost' forever..

The first thing I am curious about is the '9 December' release date for Lost 4... I walked into our local CD/DVD store the weekend before last and found it in the new release section. And no, it is not a bootleg of some sort. My wife and I had not watched Season 4, as it airs on pricey satelite tv here, and we waited patiently for the DVD box. We ended up ploughing through all of it (special features included) by Monday evening.

If I have one criticism it is that the season seemed quite short.

The filming is superb (It must be simply stunning to watch on a Blu Ray system) and as always, had us on the cliched edge of our seat..... Now we have to wait (im)patiently for Season 5...

Season 4 of this incredibly addictive television series picks up where season 3 ended off... in the future (or the present...technically). After three seasons of Lost, the format had begun to get a bit stale. While flashbacks for newer characters such as Desmond, Ben and Juliet had made for some interesting episodes, many viewers became bored with Kate running, Sawyer conning and Jack pining. Seeing this as well as any viewer could, the creators of Lost decided to switch things up a bit in the fourth season. The "flash forwards" as they have come to be known added an intrigue to the show that hadn't been felt in quite some time. Who are the Oceanic 6, what happened to the rest of the survivors of 815, how did the 6 escape the island, and who the hell is in the damn coffin!?!?! These were just a few of the questions posed (and answered, thankfully) in the fourth season.

The fourth season also includes some of the finest episodes and acting of the entire series. "The Constant" is 40 of the most emotionally gripping minutes of television you will ever see. Henry Ian Cusick continues to make Desmond one of the more lovable and let's be honest, coolest characters on television. In addition, Terry O' Quinn continues with the John Locke character where he was left off at the end of season 1. That is as the most mysterious and captivating characters on television. And of course, we can't mention John Locke without mentioning Benjamin Linus. Mr. Michael Emerson does the impossible in this season. He makes you actually feel bad for Benjamin Linus. I challenge any other actor to do that.

Well, I could go on and on. I'll try to wrap this up by saying that save for one or two episodes like "Eggtown" and the eagerly awaited yet terribly disappointing "Meet Kevin Johnson", this is a near perfect season from start to finish. Even those episodes are far beyond worth watching. So what are you waiting for? Catch up, it's almost January!

This is the season that has flash forward of what will be happening after getting of the island. I feel that it's a bit too revealing. I call those as spoilers. Many things expected such as who were the Oceanic 6. Who Sayid is after. Flash forward means that there's not much past to tell anymore. Overall, it's a very nice season because of the rescue + escape. Clare really had a small role in this season. Desmond stepped up to be one of the regulars. Locke continues his destiny thing. Ben is still using people and got nothing to lose at the end. Season 5 will probably being from what happened after moving the island and the Oceanic 6 unites in search for the island.

I love this show, its the best on TV. This show hooks you from the begininng and pulls you in you want to know what happens next. I ended up watching this entire season in two days. A must for all you sci-fi buffs. My favorite episode in this season is Eggtown.

One of the things LOST introduced me to was the Twilight Zone which J.J. Abrams was inspired. Besides this season 4 of lost, I recommend a book also on Amazon.com. THE TWILIGHT ZONE: Unlocking the Door to a Television Classic by Martin Grams. Together, they both open the skies for cult television.

A must on everyone's christmas list!!!